unchecked
adjective
un·checked
ˌən-ˈchekt 
: not checked: such as
a
: not hindered, slowed, or restrained
unchecked growth
b
: not verified
unchecked data/information
Examples of unchecked in a Sentence
unchecked corruption in the state's prison system
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Meanwhile, across the Atlantic, President Trump revoked Biden's 2023 executive order on AI risks within hours of taking office, creating a regulatory void where innovation proceeds largely unchecked.
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Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
The nation’s founders, having chafed under the abuses of George III, understood the twin dangers of an unchecked chief executive and a standing military.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 14 June 2025
As well as raising the alarm over the threat posed by unchecked generative AI, the statement also makes demands around consent in relation to work being used to train Generative AI, compensation and control for artists over how their work is then used.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 12 June 2025
But genre differences aside, both these projects explore scrambling for scraps, the perils of unchecked ambition, cruel industrial standards, and what a lack of solidarity (or fear of the döppelganger) can do to a single psyche.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 12 June 2025
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Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
The nation’s founders, having chafed under the abuses of George III, understood the twin dangers of an unchecked chief executive and a standing military.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 14 June 2025
As well as raising the alarm over the threat posed by unchecked generative AI, the statement also makes demands around consent in relation to work being used to train Generative AI, compensation and control for artists over how their work is then used.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 12 June 2025
But genre differences aside, both these projects explore scrambling for scraps, the perils of unchecked ambition, cruel industrial standards, and what a lack of solidarity (or fear of the döppelganger) can do to a single psyche.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 12 June 2025
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“Unchecked.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unchecked. Accessed 25 Jun. 2025.
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